George L Bianchi

Address
The Bianchi Law Firm
605 Thomas
Seattle, WA 98109

Communication Center

Phone: (206)728-9300

E-mail: georgebianchi@thebianchilawfirm.com

Fax: (206) 728-9305

• Graduate of Gonzaga Law School, May 19, 1981
• Admitted to practice law in the State of Washington on May 7, 1982
• Admitted to practice law in the United States
  Western District Court on November 12, 1982
• King County Deputy Prosecutor in the State of Washington from May 1982 to April 1985
• April 1985 to present: Private practitioner with The Bianchi Law Firm

Memberships

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
• Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) [Formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA)]
• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL)
• Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ)
• National College for DUI Defense, Founding Member (NCDD
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)

Positions Currently Held

• Current Dean of the NCDD
• Regent to the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
• Assistant Dean and Parliamentarian to the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
• President of the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ)

Lectures and Presentations

• 1985 to present: Every year has participated in the organization of the annual Defending DUIs Seminar sponsored by the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ) in Seattle, Washington. In addition, has been a presenter at least 18 times.
• 2000 to present: In the capacity as Regent to the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) has participated in breakouts groups and/or lectured at each annual Summer Session CLE program conducted at the Harvard Law School Facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• November 12-13, 2009: Presenter at Stuart Kinard Memorial Advanced DWI Seminar, Ridin' the Herd with Pretrial Motions in San Antonio Texas.
• October 8-9, 2009: Presenter at NACDL/NCDD's 13^th Annual DUI Seminar, Legal Writing for Motions & Jury Instructions in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• December 5, 2008: Presenter at Magical Mystery Motions Seminar sponsored by Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL) in Seattle, Washington.
• November 2007: Presenter at the Kansas Criminal Defense Bar DUI Seminar in Wichita, Kansas.
• March 30 thru April 1, 2006: Presenter at Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases, Sponsored by The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) and the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) in Dallas, Texas.
• January 2004: Presenter at the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) Winter Session CLE Program in San Diego, California
• October 2004: Presenter at NACDL/NCDD DUI Seminar, Presenting a Gold Medal Defense in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• October 2002: Presenter at the Northwest Academy for DUI Defense DUI Boot Camp: Mastering Pre-Trial Motions in DUI Cases in Seattle Washington.
• October 2001: Presenter at the Northwest Academy for DUI Defense DUI Boot Camp: Field Sobriety Testing in Seattle, Washington.
• January 2001: Presenter at the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) Winter Session CLE Program in Kauai, Hawaii.
• 1999: Presenter at the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) Summer Session CLE Program located at the Harvard Law School Facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• August 14-16, 1995: Trainer at the DUI Defense Skills Certificate Program sponsored by the University of Washington Law School Foundation in Seattle, Washington.
• April 22 thru 24, 1994: Presenter at "Celebrating A Decade of Defense" sponsored by the Washington Defender Association (WDA) and the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC).

Accomplishments

• AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell since July 2, 1999
• February 16, 1991: Named a DWI specialist by the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice
• 2000 to present: Annually named Super Lawyer by Washington Law and Politics
• 2006, 2007 and 2008: Named Top 25 Criminal Defense Attorney by Washington Law and Politics
• July of 1995: Attended the first National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) Summer Session CLE Program conducted at the Harvard Law School Facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• August 18-20, 1995: Completed NHTSA Certification Course on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing in Atlanta, Georgia.
• July of 1998: Elected Vice President to the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ). Retained this position until elected President in July of 2008.
• December 10, 1999: Certificate of Award for Creative Advocacy from the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ)
• July of 2000: Elected as Regent to the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD). Currently retains this position.
• 2002: Published in Drunk Driving Defense, Fifth Edition, Cumulative Supplement, Lawrence Taylor, Chapter 11, §11.5.2, Field Sobriety Tests, pages 144-153.
• July 26, 2003: Received "Dean's Service Award" from the National College for DUI Defense
• 2003: Published in Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA), Trial News, WHAT ARE "FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS"
• October 22-24, 2004: Organized and Completed NHTSA Drug Evaluation and Classification (DECP) Overview Course in Seattle, Washington.
• April 2-6, 2006: Attended "The Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior" sponsored by the Robert F. Borkenstein Center for Studies of Law in Action, and conducted at Indiana University
• July of 2008: Elected President to the Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (WFCJ). Currently retains this position
• 2009: Published in Inside the Minds: Understanding DUI Scientific Evidence, Chapter 3, Field Sobriety Testing and Driver Impairment: Linked or Not?, Co-authored with Ted Vosk